Ezekiel 20:28:24Ezek.20.28.W24TAB
שָׁ֖ם
sham
“there”
- Transliteration
- SHAM
- Extended
- SHAAM
- IPA
- /ˈʃaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- there
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
SHAM
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-si-KHU SHAM
- clause
va-ya-si-KHU SHAM et-nis-KHE-hem
- sentence
va-a-vi-EM el-ha-A-rets a-SHER na-sa-TI et-ya-DI la-TET o-TAH la-HEM va-yir-U kol-giv-A ra-MA ve-khol-ETS a-VOT va-yiz-be-KHU-SHAM et-ziv-KHE-hem va-yit-NU-SHAM ka-AS kar-ba-NAM va-ya-si-MU SHAM RE-aakh ni-KHO-khe-hem va-ya-si-KHU SHAM et-nis-KHE-hem
Exegesis
A series of waw-consecutive verbs (vayizbechu, vayitnu, vayasimu, vayasichu) each tied to sham {שָׁם | šām} highlights the repeated ritual actions in that place. This repetition underscores the systematic nature of Israel’s sacrificial defiance.
Root and etymology
š-m
“name, reputation”
In context — Ezekiel 20:28
And I brought them to the land which I lifted up my hand to give to them; and they saw every high hill and every thick tree, and there they sacrificed their sacrifices and presented the provocation of their offering. There they placed the fragrance of their soothing aromas and poured out their drink offerings.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 20:28:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Ezekiel 20:28, so the Hebrew word שָׁ֖ם (sham) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Ezek.20.28.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.20.28.W24.S1) and character.